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Capp, Al (sh) and fibroma myxomatodes (medicine)


Capp, Al (sh)




orig. Alfred Gerald Caplin

born Sept. 28, 1909, New Haven, Conn., U.S.
died Nov. 5, 1979, New Haven, Conn.

U.S. cartoonist.

He studied landscape architecture before turning to cartooning. His comic strip Li'l Abner first appeared in the New York Mirror in 1934 and was soon being syndicated throughout the country. Set in the backwoods community of Dogpatch, U.S.A., it featured Li'l Abner, a shy, awkward woodsman; Daisy Mae, a persistent maiden who succeeded in catching Abner after a 17-year pursuit; and a host of colourful characters.


fibroma myxomatodes (medicine)


fibroma myxomatodes -->
myxofibroma
<tumour> A benign neoplasm of fibrous connective tissue that resembles primitive mesenchymal tissue.

Synonym: fibroma myxomatodes, myxoma fibrosum.

Origin: myxo-+ L. Fibra, fibre, + G. -oma, tumour